Philippines earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 17 km ESE of Union, Philippines

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Union, Philippines on Wed, Apr 17, 2024, 12:06 AM GMT+8 (16:06 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2024-04-16 16:06:15 UTC
Depth
51.7 km (32.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
9.687° N, 126.254° E
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.4 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
20°
Stations used
217

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.58 km SSW of Gamut, Philippines · 883 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.616 km ENE of Carrascal, Philippines · 862 days ago · 65 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.531 km ESE of Tubajon, Philippines · 860 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.327 km N of Santa Monica, Philippines · 860 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.51 km W of Bacolod, Philippines · 854 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.03 km ENE of Capalayan, Philippines · 851 days ago · 154 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 4.49 km NNE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 851 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.71 km S of Bacolod, Philippines · 850 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.635 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 848 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.335 km NE of Santa Monica, Philippines · 841 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.71 km WNW of Marihatag, Philippines · 839 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.812 km ENE of Aras-asan, Philippines · 837 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.240 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 837 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.58 km ESE of Pilar, Philippines · 896 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 4.537 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines · 913 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.91 km SW of La Paz, Philippines · 915 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.45 km ENE of Cagdianao, Philippines · 916 days ago · 82 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 4.510 km ENE of La Paz, Philippines · 917 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mcg7. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.